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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Elon Musk in a black Doge hat. Right: Pope Leo XIV waving while standing on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

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Viral Politics

“We’re in big trouble”: Elon Musk fires back at Pope Leo with scripture after he singled the billionaire out for wealth inequality

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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Elon Musk says drivers can play video games while in Tesla’s self-driving mode within 3-6 months

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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“We’re staying on TikTok I fear”: Elon Musk announced that he’s restoring the Vine video archives, but users wonder why

President Donald Trump Jr. speaks to the press after attending wake for NYPD officer Jonathan Diller at Massapequa Funeral Home in Massapequa Park, NY on March 28, 2024 with tweet overlay from Michael Savage reading: Trump voters who I spoke with say this; He has alienated them because of 1)

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Right-wing radio host and longtime Trump ally says MAGA is turning on him—and lists 7 reasons why

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: Tweet reading "Something deeply evil about a society that creates a trillionaire before it solves homelessness or hunger." Right: Elon Musk, founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla, CTO and chairman of Twitter, Co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, at VIVA Technology (Vivatech)

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Culture

“Should radicalize 99% of us”: Elon Musk on track to be world’s first trillionaire, triggering internet’s collective rage

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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“Worst combination of words I’ve ever seen”: Elon Musk announces he’s “bringing back Vine”—with an AI catch

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Entertainment

“Ike is going to kill this in a way Elon is not going to like”: Ike Barinholtz was just cast as Elon Musk in Sam Altman biopic “Artificial”

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“This is how the world ends”: Here’s how the internet is reacting to Elon Musk teasing “baby Grok AI” for kids

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“Never pictured it as being a goth anime girl”: Elon Musk touts “pretty cool” Grok AI companions for premium subscribers, but not everyone agrees

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“Never a dull moment on this platform”: Grok goes on racist tirades after Elon Musk praises update that “improved” X’s AI

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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Video: Plane flies above Stanford’s graduation with a “Congrats! Don’t work for Elon” banner

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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Video: Self-driving car runs over dummy child in anti-Tesla demonstration

photo of Donald Trump in front of an American Flag, and a photo of Elon Musk. An X post from Elon Musk states, "I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far."

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“Back to defending someone you said is on the Epstein files?”: The internet slams Elon Musk after he walks back criticisms of Trump

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“Stay losing, Elon”: Tesla drivers in France file lawsuit over their cars becoming “extreme-right” symbols

Left, Donald Trump; Center, Vladimir Putin; Right, Elon Musk

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“This will hurt Trump a lot”: Russia offers Elon Musk an escape amid his rocky relationship with Trump

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